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R. V. LEWIS & H. O. GONG-ER.

DISH WARMER.

Patented Jan. 6, 1885.

INVENITOR $5? ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD V. LEYVIS AND HENRY O. GONGER, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

DlSH-WARMER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,291, dated January 6, 1885.

( Application filed May 27, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RICHARD V. LEWIS and HENRY O. CONGER, both of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Dish-\Varmer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our new and improved dish-warmer, and Fig. 2 is a sec tional elevation thereof.

This invention consists of an apparatus for warming dishes at the table, the device being constructed to inclose the dishes, and to be heated by the burning of compressed coal or other fuel or by a spirit or other lamp.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a sheet-metal casing, provided with the door B. XVithin the casing A are fitted the shelves 0, of perforated sheet meta on which dining plates and other dishes to be warmed may be placed.

1) is a false bottom, on which the fuel-tray E is held when in place in the casing A, and

' the tray E, for convenience in placing the fuel in and removing it from the casing A, is adapted to slide in and out of the casing through the opening G, made in the partial front wall, H, of the casing A, below the door B.

The fuel-tray E is formed with the partitionsf near each end, for keeping compressed coal or other fuel in the center of the warmer, and the side walls of the tray E are perforated, as shown atf, for admitting air to the fuel in or upon the tray E, and the partial front wall of the casing has the openings I I formed in it for admitting air to the interior of the warmer.

Between the false bottom D and the main bottom of the warmer is an air-space to intercept the transmission of heat from the fueltray resting upon said false bottom to the car pet or floor.

In most instances we shall use compressed coal for heating the warmer, a block of which will simply be placed upon the tray E and ignited; but instead of this other fuel or a spirit or other lamp may be employed for heating the warmer.

The warmer is designed to be used in the dining-room, and to be placed near the table, and the plates and other dishes to be warmed will be placed in the casing A, upon the perforated shelves (3, where the heat rising from the burning fuel or lamp on the tray E will warm them, and by this device the dishes may not only be conveniently heated, but may be kept warm until used. Ve are aware of the existence of a platewarmer having grates or shelves, each com posed of a series of parallel rods secured in position by end plates.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a plate-warmer, the fuel-tray E, formed with the partitionsf, and having its side walls perforated, substantially as described.

2. The casing A, having door B, perforated shelves 0, false bottom D, and partial front wall, H, in combination with the fuel-tray E, adapted to slide in and out of the casing upon the false bottom D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The casing A, having perforated shelves 0, false bottom D, and apertured partial front wall, H, in combination with the sliding fueltray E, formed with perforations f and end partitions,f f, substantially as shown and de scribed.

RICHARD V. LEWIS. HEN BY 0. CONGER.

\Vitnesses:

WM. D. Lnwrs, Jos. R. CREED. 

